This is a collection of posts on social media sites about the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" early Friday morning.More >>

This is a collection of posts on social media sites about the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" early Friday morning.More >>

Help came quickly to the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting scene. Now, many in Southwest Florida have been left to wonder - what if it happened here?

During the Aurora movie theatre massacre, some victims had to be taken to the hospital in cop cars because there weren't enough ambulances.

If something like this were to happen in Lee County, EMS officials we spoke to say they have 35 ambulances on duty and ready to go.

If more are needed, there are an additional 12 in a back up fleet.

"We're prepared each and everyday to handle a situation like that," said EMS Deputy Chief Scott Tuttle.

According to EMS officials, they can fit up to three patients per ambulance, depending on their injuries.

Charlotte County officials say they're ready too - with 11 ambulances and fire trucks equipped with all the same life-saving equipment.

Both Lee and Charlotte say they would instantly call in ambulances from nearby counties too, if need be. Each victim would be evaluated on the scene and sent to the appropriate hospital.

Connie Bowles, the Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for Lee Memorial Hospitals, says that patients are sent to different hospitals for different reasons, Lee being the trauma center.

"We actually have a mass casualty plan that we've exercise- we've drilled that- we know where patients are going to go, where they're going to be distributed to the different hospitals," Bowles said. "If it's a large scale incident and there are a lot of traumas, then the majority is going to go to Lee and then the other hospitals are going to absorb that."

We did reach out to officials with Collier County EMS Friday, but our calls had not been returned by the 6 p.m. newscast.